Journey of Water Inspired by Moana Virtual Queue reaches capacity on opening day

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Posted: Monday October 16, 2023 1:35pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The new 'Journey of Water Inspired by Moana' attraction at EPCOT has maxed out its Virtual Queue on day one of its official opening.

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana overview

My Disney Experience stopped allowing guests to join the Virtual Queue shortly after 1 pm today. As of writing, boarding groups 56 to 73 are being called.

Disney says that the Virtual Queue will be used during busy periods, and a regular standby line will be in operation at other times. No Lightning Lane is available via either individual attraction purchase or as part of Genie+.

Cast Members in the area suggest that the standby line will not open today and that guests not already in the Virtual Queue will be unable to visit Journey of Water today.

Although the Virtual Queue reached capacity, it did so at a much slower pace than the 3 or 4 seconds that we have seen at TRON Lightcycle Run and Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind.

Journey of Water Inspired by Moana overview

To join the Journey of Water Virtual Queue, you must be inside EPCOT, and enrollment begins at 8:45 am. Unlike the other EPCOT Virtual Queue attractions, Journey of Water does not have a second Virtual Queue opening at 1 pm.

Journey of Water is also included in Early Entry and Extended Evening Hours for eligible guests staying at Walt Disney World Resort hotels.

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Incomudro13 days ago

Excellent! Very happy to see it back up so quick, and that it's not going to be an "oh well.."

Disone14 days ago

It was still under it's one year warranty from the contractor ;). Joking..... Or.....

MisterPenguin14 days ago

Disney fixed something. I thought that didn't happen.

Disone14 days ago

Nice. Quick repair. Maybe just a late growing pain.

tparris14 days ago

Looks like the finale effect is back open. https://blogmickey.com/2024/05/moana-journey-of-water-big-wave-ocean-finale-effect-repaired-at-epcot/

Bocabear15 days ago

EXACTLY! and Moana would have looked better in DAK.... And maybe a splash Zone themed to an Oceanographic Institute actually on the same side of the monorail beam as the Living Seas would have been a better choice.... Something that matched the style of the front half of the park....

Chef idea Mickey`=16 days ago

Keep kids entertained, something to cool off. However if that is the case how come Hollywood Studios doesn't offer one or Animal Kingdom. If the Dino playground is going away for good then that's removing something for the kids. Hollywood Studios could use something water it's hot there.

CampbellzSoup16 days ago

I still don’t see how it was a good idea to put a Moana water feature in the middle of Epcot. What were they thinking???

Ayla16 days ago

Almost 5 years.

Chef idea Mickey`=19 days ago

Perhaps this is just Epcot crying out I don't want this transformation that none of us asked aside minor enhancements or upgrades like Creation Shop and Connections made well better for Epcot how it was.

DisCOT_9719 days ago

Did I ever suggest that? I simply stated that these things should not be happening within months of opening such things. Especially when you’ve made the consumer wait so long and had the park under walls for half a decade. It’s just bad show.

eddie10419 days ago

Listen I get the complaints but I will never attack Disney for fixing or repairing their mistakes. It’s unfortunate that things are already breaking in a newly constructed area. Maybe they need better oversight on these projects or a different contractor.

Incomudro19 days ago

They shouldn't break this fast. It's embarassing. And we're not talking about complicated AA's. We're talking about lights and a water feature. And those lights failed after one night.